Oliver Wilson plays from the edge of the bunker on the par five second hole at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai. Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images
Oliver Wilson takes a one shot lead over former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy into the final round of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai as he attempts to [...]

Rory McIlroy was the only player to shoot in the 60s on a day of trying weather conditions at Carnoustie. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images
If some degree of truth can indeed be attached to the old Scots saying that if there’s “nae wind its nae gowf,” then the second day of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship [...]

Rossi was riding high at Brno and now has a huge 50 point championship lead over Casey Stoner, who crashed out. Photograph: Petr Josek/Reuters
Valentino Rossi stretched his MotoGP championship lead to 50 points by winning at Brno yesterday as rival Casey Stoner crashed out. Stoner, who started from pole position, had a one second advantage [...]

Bradley Wiggins and Steven Burke on the podium. Photograph: Reuters
A one-two for Britain in the men’s keirin provided the perfect finish to the day’s events in the Olympic velodrome. As expected, Chris Hoy dominated the final to win his second gold medal of the Games and third in total, with Ross Edgar producing an explosive [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson with one of the many trophies that he’s won with Manchester United. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters
Lord Coe wants Sir Alex Ferguson to lead a British football team at the London Olympics in 2012. Although the idea of a British team is unpopular with the FAs of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Coe has [...]

Choi is the most successful Korean golfer in his county’s history. Photograph: Brandon Malone/Action Images
KJ Choi has never before led a major championship, but will not be treading entirely unfamiliar ground when he sets out with a one-shot lead over Greg Norman in the final pair at Royal Birkdale this afternoon.
A year ago at Carnoustie [...]